Les Moore Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 This is 1/2 of the Eduard "Dual Combo" kit. A gift from my mentor Ken Henderson...a fantastic model maker. I went for the most interesting scheme, and paid dearly as the decal I needed broke into many parts. Getting it back together took almost as long a building the kit. Not perfect, but here is #27 for the year. My first build since September. Built OOB and rigged with .005 Ethicon stainless steel. All paints are MM, and I did use the p/e seatbelts. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Excellent work there Les, she's a little jewel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Beautiful Les. I have built the same kit and enjoyed it as well...same markings too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Great work on this Nieuport 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Fantastic model of the Nieuport, and good work rescuing the decal problem. Do you mind me asking 1) did you use a brush or airbrush? and 2) how was the Eduard kit? I've been thinking of getting a Nieuport. Kind regards, David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 A gorgeous looking Nieuport that belies its diminutive dimensions. Sorry you had trouble with the decals. It was definitely worth the effort though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Wholly agree that this is a rather small model, but looking at the photos it appears to be much larger than it really is. You made an excellent recovery with the transfer: congratulations on a first class build. P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Superb, delicate build and beautiful finish. The engine cowl really looks like polished metal and the rigging is spot on. I could understand it if you'd rather let the wing markings alone. ;-) But wouldn't they look even more realistic with a scalpel cut along the aileron gap and some Sol to make the edges settle down? Amazing Braille scale modelling! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomthounaojam Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Impressive Sir!!!! love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Moore Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 Dazey...I always use an airbrush. Eduard kits are state of the art. I wish they would make more WW1 in 1/72. You owe it to yourself to try at least one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Lovely job there Les, she's a little beauty Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Les Moore said: Dazey...I always use an airbrush. Eduard kits are state of the art. I wish they would make more WW1 in 1/72. You owe it to yourself to try at least one. Hi Les, Thanks for the information. I've got one Eduard kit waiting to be built, and it looks fantastic (Mig-15bis ProfiPack). I know they have a number of WW1 subjects, but I was particularly interested in the Nieuport. I'll put that on my wishlist too! Maybe Santa will be good to me... Regards, David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Moore Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Thanks everyone for your positive comments. Its appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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